CCF 2020 | Racial Justice Beyond Litigation: Working Outside the Legal System to Affect Change

This panel discussion highlighted the importance of working outside the legal system to create mobility and momentum and affect change. The panelists discussed the limitations of litigation and the need to think outside the box, share stories about their own personal journeys and describe how they have been innovative to achieve a desired goal. Students also learned more about how to set themselves on a similar career path. • Jason Bailey, Special Economic Justice Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. • Eliana Green, 2019 Equal Justice Works Fellow, Root & Rebound Reentry Advocates • A'Niya Robinson, Advocacy Strategist, American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana Moderated by Walter Jean-Jacques, Notre Dame Public Interest Law Fellow, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. and Equal Justice Works Board Member. This session was recorded live during the 2020 Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair.